How Does the Bible Say to Handle Conflict? With Donna Jones | Ep. 624

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Conflict is no one’s favorite, but it is an inevitable part of life. And today Donna Jones teaches us why it’s nothing to be afraid of by busting some of the most common misunderstandings that lead to conflict avoidance, and providing a biblical roadmap to handle conflict in a healthy way.

Tune in to learn more about approaching conflict in a healthy, biblical way.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

The biggest mistakes most couples make in conflict
The trick to de-escalate in the heat of the moment.
The inner characteristics that build better conflict habits
Help to break conflict patterns in your marriage
The healthy way to apologize well

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

QUOTES

“When we handle conflict in a healthy way, the outcome is peace. Peace between us and who we have conflict with; peace in our own souls.” - Donna Jones
“When we are in conflict, it literally affects everything about us. We function, but on the inside, we’re torn to pieces.” - Donna Jones
“The reason so many of us think conflict is bad, is that we never learned to see how conflict can turn out good.” - Donna Jones
“When we have conflict, we tend to think it means 1 of 3 things: There’s something wrong with you; there’s something wrong with me, or there’s something wrong with us. But conflict doesn’t mean that.” - Donna Jones
“No relationship can survive an atmosphere of disrespect over the long haul.” - Donna Jones
“The most important thing is not an act, it’s an attitude: Humility.” - Donna Jones
“If you want to know how strong a person really is, look for humility.” - Donna Jones

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Order Donna’s book Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life today!
Find Donna on her website, on Instagram @DonnaAJones or Facebook @donnajonesspeak/
For more help to break the conflict cycle, sign up for Dr. Kim’s “8 Guidelines for Fighting Fair Webinar”
If your marriage is feeling a bit blah, the Marriage Refresher is the jumpstart you need to bring fresh life into your marriage!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.6	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.
0:13.4	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:21.8	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:28.0	Well, Donna, welcome to the Awesome Marriage Podcast.
0:30.4	Thank you for being here today.
0:32.2	It's so good to have you and I'm excited about getting to talk about this book and all the things that go along with that.
0:38.7	Well, thank you for having me.
0:40.2	I am really excited to be on the show today.
0:43.7	Oh, it's going to be a lot fun.
0:45.3	I'm excited because it's such a, it's such an important topic.
0:48.7	So let's kind of get into it.
0:50.0	The book is Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life.
0:53.4	My experience as a counselor, most people don't put the words conflict and peace in the same sentence.
0:59.0	So how did you get there?
1:01.1	Right.
1:02.5	Well, you are exactly right.
1:05.1	When we think of conflict, we don't think of peace.
1:07.1	We think of anything.
1:08.2	But when we handle conflict in a healthy way, the outcome
1:13.4	is actually peace. You know, peace between us and whomever we're having conflict with and peace
	...

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